I knew this...he pitched in the minors in a city 15 miles from my home town (Burlington). Every year, we see Bees players out and about at bars/parties. Buehrle was no different. He was a pretty nice guy... which is cool because they are usually douchebags. If memory serves me correctly, he was also an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.

If memory serves me correctly, he was also an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.

This is true. There are pictures of him wearing Cardinals gear at the 2006 WS.

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This is true. There are pictures of him wearing Cardinals gear at the 2006 WS.

Nice. I thought he had told either myself or the group I was with about that. My friends and I are always sporting our Cardinals apparel, so that may have been the ice-breaker. My memories of Buerle are very cloudy... He just seemed like another random Burlington Bees player to me who happened to be a bit more down to Earth than the average Bees player.

Yup. Every time he's a FA the rumors about him going to St. Louis start. Thank god we've always avoided him. Jake Westbrook for 1/2 the AAV was much better.

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